He Included Me!

The prompt for today’s Five Minute Friday is INCLUDE.  As soon as I read it, I began humming and (mentally) singing the hymn “He Included Me” and, yes, it will probably be on repeat in my head all day.  But that’s okay.  I can, no doubt, benefit from these Bible truths running through my thoughts for the day (or two)!

  1. I am so happy in Christ today,
    That I go singing along my way;
    Yes, I’m so happy to know and say,
    “Jesus included me, too.”
    • Jesus included me, yes, He included me,
      When the Lord said, “Whosoever,” He included me;
      Jesus included me, yes, He included me,
      When the Lord said, “Whosoever,” He included me.
  2. “Freely come drink,” words the soul to thrill!
    Oh, with what joy they my heart do fill!
    For when He said, “Whosoever will,”
    Jesus included me, too.
  3. Jesus included me, yes, He included me,
    When the Lord said, “Whosoever,” He included me;
    Jesus included me, yes, He included me,
    When the Lord said, “Whosoever,” He included me.

  4. Yes, when Jesus died to offer salvation to anyone who would accept His free gift, He included me!  When He considers His children – He includes me! And, as well, offers to me all the promises He has given to believers.  The secret to joy, and an abundant life.  The freedom from condemnation and the shame sin brings.  Strength, courage, boldness.  Contentment and peace.  And the list goes on.  All of this is not reserved for a select few or for an elect group of “super Christians” but is for all God’s children – including me!!
  5. STOP.  That’s the end of my five minutes but definitely not the end of the encouragement I found in these lyrics this morning.  So many things routinely, if not daily, try to rob me of these precious gifts and promises.  Alyson, at Write Them on My Heart, in this post, referred to several of them as “dirty villains.”  For me…villains are things like comparison, anxiety, self-doubt/comparison, worry.  All of them keeping draining my joy and stealing the abundant life Christ offers me.
  6. But the second stanza of this hymn jumped off the page to me:  “Freely come drink……oh, with what joy they my heart do fill!”  God’s word.  Life-giving.  Life-changing.  And “fill your heart with joy” words!  That is the secret.  God’s word.  Reading it…digesting it…meditating on it. It is a non-negotiable must.  To be in the word – every day.  And, I believe, every morning.  Defeating those dirty villains before they even begin.  If He offers so much to all of His children – including me!! – why would I settle for anything less??
  7. I’m so thankful He included me!!

8 thoughts on “He Included Me!

  1. I've never heard that hymn before but the lyrics are beautiful. Knowing that sense of belonging and the security of being included by God makes such a difference.

  2. I have never heard this song or read the lyrics. Thank you, they are beautiful. It certainly is a joyful phrase, "he included me".

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